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MP Francoise Uwumukiza will introduce a Bill that promotes the identification and preservation of the diverse cultural heritage of the region and protects the traditional, cultural and local values and heritage of the people of EAC.

Lawmakers move to protect region’s cultural heritage

Friday, November 26, 2021
Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2021 shows an artwork in front of Giza Pyramids during an international art exhibition in Giza, Egypt. Egypt launched on Thursday the first international art exhibition at the Great Pyramids of Giza and their surrounding plateau with the participation of artists from Egypt and other countries.
Africa

Egypt launches 1st int'l art exhibition at Giza Pyramids

Friday, October 22, 2021
Nyungwe is one of the oldest rainforests in Africa, covering 1,019 km2 of dense forests. / Net photo.
Business

Nyungwe National Park’s economic value estimated at $4.8 billion

Monday, September 20, 2021
Solar panels in Rwamagana District. The outsurge of projects and budgets allocated to the field substantiate Africau2019s role as a global renewable energy powerhouse. / Photo: File.
Business

Utilising the biggest natural resource of them all: Africa’s 2021 solar boom

Monday, August 02, 2021
The New Times

Africa deserves a better showing on world heritage list

Sunday, August 01, 2021
The New Times

Conflict still a threat to Africa’s rich cultural heritage

Sunday, June 27, 2021
The New Times

Rwanda pushes to have Nyungwe park added to world heritage list

Monday, June 14, 2021
Conservation finance need was stressed, on Tuesday evening, during the launch of Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) to be hosted by Rwanda March next year.

Experts push for inclusive financing mechanism for conservation

Thursday, April 22, 2021
Some of the boxes that contain the genocide archives in a storeroom in Kigali. Gacaca justice system officially closed in 2012, after trying more than 1.9 million Genocide cases in ten years. / Photo: File.
Rwanda

Gacaca archives proposed for UNESCO’s heritage list

Tuesday, April 06, 2021
CNLG Executive Secretary Jean Damascene Bizimana speaks during a past news conference in Kigali. / Photo: File.
Rwanda

Why listing Genocide memorials under UNESCO heritage sites has delayed

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Pope Francis releases a dove representing peace at the ruins of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mosul, Iraq.
International

In Iraq, Pope spreads message of peace, religious tolerance

Monday, March 08, 2021
A golden monkey in Gishwati-Mukura forest national Park. Just last month, the Gishwati-Mukura landscape was named a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Now, the park is set to be opened for tourism. / Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda

Rwanda to open Gishwati-Mukura Park for tourism in December

Tuesday, November 17, 2020